Thursday, September 16, 2004
National Consumer Products Coming Out Day
Someone found my blog doing the search Is Rolling Rock A Gay Beer?
Gasp!
Well, I guess I want what's best for my beer, so if that's what would make it happy then I'm all for it. And... IF it's true, then I'd like to think that being gay is only a part of its total and not the only thing about it.
I wonder if I caught something by drinking it? It's true, I gravitated towards The Rock in High School... uh oh! (But how could I not? It was so retro, so classic, so... noble and yes, masculine, enticing me with its mysterious '33' and jumping horse. Was I an unknowing victim of hopophilia?)
And how does that song go -- I went to bed at 2 with a '10' and woke up at 10 with a '2'? Rolling Rock IS cheap, and if that's what I get with about four, then I get what I paid for.
(Just between you and me, I would have pegged that fruity Zima -- trying to be a beer when it's not. Wrong! It spawned all those offspring like Bacardi Silver and Mikes' Hard Lemonade.)
Guess you can't judge a beer by its bottle...
Looks like Tide and Crest are Coming Out, too.
Gasp!
Well, I guess I want what's best for my beer, so if that's what would make it happy then I'm all for it. And... IF it's true, then I'd like to think that being gay is only a part of its total and not the only thing about it.
I wonder if I caught something by drinking it? It's true, I gravitated towards The Rock in High School... uh oh! (But how could I not? It was so retro, so classic, so... noble and yes, masculine, enticing me with its mysterious '33' and jumping horse. Was I an unknowing victim of hopophilia?)
And how does that song go -- I went to bed at 2 with a '10' and woke up at 10 with a '2'? Rolling Rock IS cheap, and if that's what I get with about four, then I get what I paid for.
(Just between you and me, I would have pegged that fruity Zima -- trying to be a beer when it's not. Wrong! It spawned all those offspring like Bacardi Silver and Mikes' Hard Lemonade.)
Guess you can't judge a beer by its bottle...
Looks like Tide and Crest are Coming Out, too.
Tycoons in the Making
Well, well. I haven't written much lately. Not much to say. My goals for this blog? Thrown out the window.
Look where the folks in Money Magazine's most recent article on Tycoon in the Making live. Go figure.
Some of the article is true -- lots of bargains to be had, with dozens of foreclosures. What the article doesn't mention is that this is a reflection that these here parts are suffering from the economy. The "We Buy Ugly Houses" people have billboards up everywhere and advertize on TV. (I wonder who their CEO is voting for?)
Then last month, a report showed the City schools last -- dead last -- in the state. With a 50% high school dropout rate, a few kiddies seem to have been "left behind". Was it my imagination or did I see a crop of 'For Sale By Owner' signs bloom overnight?
But... if you can find a renter who is employed, the houses run a profit: The rent pays more than the mortgage. The problem is when you sell. It will sit and sit.
It's the opposite in Colorado -- you hope to break close to even when you find a renter. You'll make your money when you sell.
But... I'm drooling. In my neighborhood, I found a perfect candidate that has been for sale. It sits next to a small stream and borders White Trash Park. (haw haw.) And, it's just barely outside the city limit -- meaning a different, much better public school.
If I buy investment properties here, that means I'm more and more rooted here and I wanted to avoid that.
But... no harm in looking; my appointment is set for tomorrow afternoon.
Look where the folks in Money Magazine's most recent article on Tycoon in the Making live. Go figure.
Some of the article is true -- lots of bargains to be had, with dozens of foreclosures. What the article doesn't mention is that this is a reflection that these here parts are suffering from the economy. The "We Buy Ugly Houses" people have billboards up everywhere and advertize on TV. (I wonder who their CEO is voting for?)
Then last month, a report showed the City schools last -- dead last -- in the state. With a 50% high school dropout rate, a few kiddies seem to have been "left behind". Was it my imagination or did I see a crop of 'For Sale By Owner' signs bloom overnight?
But... if you can find a renter who is employed, the houses run a profit: The rent pays more than the mortgage. The problem is when you sell. It will sit and sit.
It's the opposite in Colorado -- you hope to break close to even when you find a renter. You'll make your money when you sell.
But... I'm drooling. In my neighborhood, I found a perfect candidate that has been for sale. It sits next to a small stream and borders White Trash Park. (haw haw.) And, it's just barely outside the city limit -- meaning a different, much better public school.
If I buy investment properties here, that means I'm more and more rooted here and I wanted to avoid that.
But... no harm in looking; my appointment is set for tomorrow afternoon.